Scarlet in Green

Since I've been invited to a new DT over at Sliekje's Cards Challenges along with my new appointment at Shelly's Images, I have decided to extend the deadline for my blog candy to May 31st. If you haven't taken a look at it yet you can find all the details on my Celebration Blog Candy Post.

Before I show you my card today, I want to show you what Geraldine from Little Snippets sent me for Pay It Forward! It's a beautiful little handmade cloth basket! She also sent some gorgeous embroidery embellishments. Her card has lovely crochet and needlework. You can buy some of her creations at her Etsy Shop.

I took on the Pay It Forward challenge by entering a comment at her blog and promising to send handmade items to the first 5 people to comment on my Pay It Forward page. If you want to play along, please visit my Pay It Forward post and leave a comment.

This is my favorite Bugaboo lady, Scarlet. My papers are from K & Company. My buttons and Sage Luster Twine are from Pizzazz Aplenty. I used hand stitching inside and out for this card. The flower on the front is a burnt edge flower (tutorial). I used fabric from a shirt I found at a rummage sale. This is a great, inexpensive way to find fabric for your flower making. I also layered tulle between the polyester. The center was again made with my I-Top. I just love this tool!

The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Design's Gratitude Set. I used my Dahlia Nestie to cut these flowers and I placed burnt edged tulle between the layers and behind the sentiment.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sundays with Crissy - Flowers

Crazy Challenge - 2E - Anything Goes

Happileigh Scrappin - SIO - Green

Incy Wincy Designs - Mother's Day/Girlie

Kaboodle Doodles - Lots of Layers

Lexi's Creations - 2W - Friendship

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Reel - 2W - Use one or more from: Red, blue, yellow and Green

Cheerful Stamp Pad - 2W - Girls with curls

Creative Cowgirls - 2W, 2E - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Anything goes

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - All things Beautiful

Catch The Bug - 3E, SIO -  Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C86 - Lots of Flowers 

Word Play Weekend Challenge - JFF - Flowers - as image, embellies or part of sentiment.

Crafty Catz - 1E - Include a quote/sentiment.

Fairy Fun Fridays - 2W, SIO – #52: For the girls.

Fashionista Friday - #78: Green (the colour).

Floweret - M, SIO - Spring& green.

Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes

Mami Doodles - 2W, SIO, JFF - 2nd wk - Challenge#25: Let's get girly.

Phindy’s Place - 3E, SIO - Challenge #54: Embossing.

Raise The Bar - Challenge #65: Flower power.

Stamp Something - Use a digi.

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge #65: 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments (Flowers, Twine, Buttons)

Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, SIO - 2nd wk - Challenge #53: Use die/punch.

Sassy Studio Designs - SIO - Challenge #71: Handmade flowers.

Southern Girls - 2W, 1E - Let's hear it for the girls.

Crafts and Me - #33 Swirls

My Mum's Craft shop - 3E - #4 cute and girly

Papercraft Star - #44 find your own sketch

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes 

i{heart}2stamp - M -  SKETCH*

Big Thanks to Corry and Pay It Forward 2011 Reminder

I want to give a shout out to Corry at Fancy Free 4 Ever who sent me this lovely package containing DP and an adorable handmade tag! I entered her blog candy by creating a card for her sketch. I didn't win the candy, but Corry decided to send out a surprise package to all who submitted a card! She asked us to Pay It Forward and I hope that you will go to my Pay It Forward 2011 page and participate. All the details are there.

Pay it Forward 2011

I came across this while I was browsing over at Littlesnippets Blog (she has some really beautiful handmade items). I thought it sounded like fun and a great way to share our creations. So I signed up there and am offering it to you here. The first 5 who comment on this post will receive a handmade creation by me.

"I promise to send an original creation to the 1st 5 people who leave a comment here.  They must, in turn, post this, and send something they make to the 1st 5 people who comment on their status."

The rules are:

1.  It must be handmade by you

2.  It must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011

Please do not sign up unless you are fully committed to making your 5 items!

Thanks for stopping by!
Heather